Ex-Clements unit guard indicted on fraud charges

A former guard at the William P. Clements Jr. prison unit has been indicted on federal charges alleging he filed fraudulent claims for unemployment while he was working as a corrections officer.

Kenneth M. Wetwiska was indicted Feb. 13 on charges of false, fictitious or fraudulent claims and failing to report events to the railroad retirement board.

Wetwiska made a federal court appearance Thursday in Amarillo and was released on personal recognizance.

According to the indictment, Wetwiska, an employee of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, made claims to the Railroad Retirement Board that he was unemployed when he actually was working as a corrections officer.

Jason Clark, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman, said Wetwiska began work July 21, 2011, and resigned in June for personal reasons.

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Why does Amarillo Globe-News always talk bad about TDCJ? Correctional officers have a hard job with out having to be bullied by the media. Shame Shame on Jim McBride for twisting the facts. If Ken had not worked at the Prison would Mr. McBride have publicly shamed him in front of the world. Ken I am praying for you.

This would not be news if Kenneth M. Wetwiska had not violated the law. If the facts of the case prove accurate, then he knew exactly what he was doing. He falsified governmental records to continue to receive unemployment benefits while working. What did he think was going to happen, nothing? And we wonder why our country is in the financial crises it is.

former tacosa high school student, inited on federal chargess..
or
Former Railroad worker, filed fake unemplyment while continuing to work,
or
Former US Army sgt, faked unemployment while working.
or
Former Amarillo Globe Newspaper delivery boy , turned bad, and worked while filing unemplyment..
or
Former PIzza HUt delivery driver, while moonlighting from railroad job, who worked part time as a TDCJ prision guard, filed false unemployment papers,

Or in a completely unrelated story, Railroad worker, filed false unemployment paper while working for someone else.

naw, lets not eport the news as it is lets just Sensalise it., make the news exciting.

TDCJ Guard files false unemployment papers, with the RR, while not working for the RR.
and he didnt hand out halloween candy either!

xzanth - the only thing that these individuals have in common is, they violated the law and got caught at it which AGN reported such facts. If they had not violated the law in the first place, AGN would not have reported it and their names would not have been in the paper.

cwjjohn, its not tdjc's, tacosa high, boyscouts, or walmarts, fault that a person in todays world can file fraudulent unemployment while continuing to work for someone else. Is it wrong, yes, is it a crime, yes, But to Identify the Individual with a Organisation, the Organisation having no control over the actions of the Individual, is wrong. Maybe even criminal, If it turns out that the author of the story is himself a former correction officer, it could be construed to be criminal malice aforethought. If the author of the story has a vendetta against TDCJ. Then his writig will be biased, and thats not news, thats just wrong. TDCJ is a state agency, its not a target for anyone to run a smear campaign. Associating this Guy's action with anyone is a dirty smear campaign and a attempt to sensational exploitation of the story.

xzanth – no one ever said it was a business/organization’s fault for hiring a potential criminal.

I for one have never read any article from AGN that attempted to smear any business/organization such as TDCJ-ID, any law enforcement agency, School District, Rail Road, Boy Scouts, Walmart, Church, or any business for that matter.

I personally believe that there is absolutely no excuse at all to file and collect unemployment benefits while you have a job, no matter what business or organization that has the misfortune of employing you. When a person knowingly commits a crime, they have to suffer the consequences.